Comments on: “Most Overrated” University Overcomes Princeton in US News Rankings

By: Dart11

Dart11 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:27:46 +0000

Owned by peer assessment again. If only it were a university…Oh Wait.

By: Y11

Y11 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:42:26 +0000

It’s labor day. Me want IvyGate.

By: P10

P10 — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:25:42 +0000

canuck, don’t be surprised when someone responds to your snark with more snark!

By: ivycanuck

ivycanuck — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:10:23 +0000

Who let the troll in again?

By: WilhelmtheYounger

WilhelmtheYounger — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:07:20 +0000

I think, like all things Canadian, none of us were supposed to have noticed.

By: ivycanuck

ivycanuck — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:54:06 +0000

Um, I know this is a stupid question, but is there a reason the illustration here is stolen from the CBC’s website? Didn’t you notice the subtle Canadian flag and piles of Canadian money? Are you trying to make an argument about the superiority of Canadian universities? Please explain.

By: WilhelmtheYounger

WilhelmtheYounger — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:28:04 +0000

sure, they can do so. and they’re probably right, most ranking systems are terribly flawed. It just seems a little disingenuous to hear such critiques coming from a harvard administrator when the school relies so heavily on flawed rankings for admissions, and has even built part of its reputation on the very system it disparages.

By: Nevermore

Nevermore — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:57:39 +0000

I’m not criticizing the US News rankings. I’m saying that a college can do so without also saying that students shouldn’t be able to compare schools. I agree with you that the rankings are a decent, though imperfect, snapshot.

By: WilhelmtheYounger

WilhelmtheYounger — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:34:43 +0000

@Nevermore
but SAT scores provide a perfect snapshot of an individual’s potential? We all know that they are relied upon for their expedience, same with USNews.

By: princeton09

princeton09 — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:26:35 +0000

Wait, Harvard is a she?